Fail File: Raynor Asher, KC

Fail File: Raynor Asher, KC
Raynor Asher. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure and disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Raynor Asher, KC, appointed to the High Court bench in 2005 and to the Court of Appeal in 2016. He has been president of the Legal Research Foundation, chair of the Rules Committee and chair of the Media and Courts Committee. He retired in March 2019 and resumed practice at the Bar as an arbitrator and mediator, giving litigation and other advice. I was really disappointed when: my career as a court lawyer...

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